Rupert took part in the Winchester Duathlon which consisted of a 10km run, a 41km bike route and another 5km run. Rupert described the event as “pretty tough, with 2000ft of climbing over the whole course and a soul destroying climb at the beginning of each of the 2.5 km running laps! But I got...Read More

From March, all new British passports will be issued with an ‘important information’ leaflet that provides essential guidance on protecting your child from the threat of traffickers and the vital steps to take if you believe a child is at risk of being abducted and taken overseas. The leaflets carry a clear warning that taking...Read More

Police-recorded child abduction and kidnapping 2012/13 to 2013/14 England, Wales and Northern Ireland. On Sunday 22 February 2015 PACT launched its latest report on police recorded child abduction and kidnapping in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It highlights large increases in parental child abduction (6 per cent increase), non-parental child abduction (14 per cent) and...Read More

Though we enjoy close partnerships with the police, government and other charities, the burden falls on PACT to get our vital projects off the ground. To help us achieve our goals, we hosted a fund-raising dinner at the beautiful Stationers’ Hall. The event was a huge success. Despite its being a Friday evening and the...Read More

The abductions of April Jones and Madeleine McCann attracted enormous media and public interest. But, for every high-profile case, there are hundreds of child abductions or attempted abductions that pass virtually unnoticed. It is one of our society’s most pressing challenges. This year, to mark International Missing Children’s Day, PACT unveiled a major new initiative...Read More

To mark the 2014 International Missing Children’s Day, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, unveiled at a reception in the House of Lords in May two major initiatives to protect children from abduction.Read More

Our longstanding supporter, the City Bridge Trust, has awarded us a new grant of £60,000 over two years (£30,000 in 2014 and £30,000 in 2015) towards the establishmentRead More

The Child Abduction Hub, conceived and managed by PACT, is the UK’s first centre for information and research on all types of child abduction. The Child Abduction Hub was brought into being to raise awareness of child abduction in its various forms; and to help parents, teachers, and other professionals make well-informed, common-sense decisions on...Read More

The main conclusion of Beyond Stranger Danger was that a new approach was needed to keep children safe from abduction. This was confirmed by an ITV Daybreak report which showed how easy it is to lure children away from a playground. This has led us to start work on an new initiative, the “Safe Not...Read More

In 2014, out of 650 applicants, PACT and fellow-charity Missing People were joint winners of generous funding from the People’s Post Code Lottery Dream Fund for their Child Abduction Project. The Project comprised PACT’s newRead More